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The only question that really matters is whether the proposed forum was an academic endeavor worthy of Harvard's support. And the clear answer is "No." This is not because the topic itself is "too controversial." Rather, it is because the sponsors of the forum are interested in more than...
The goals of the program's sponsors are just as suspicious as the qualifications of the speakers. Of the nine sponsors, five did not previously have apartheid on their agendas. Only one is exclusively devoted to the issue. Although the sponsors may be sincerely dedicated to the rights of the...
The scholar, Claudia D. Goldin, said in an interview last night that she would probably accept the offer from the Economics Department--if the terms of the contract are favorable.
The Economics Department has the lowest proportion of women concentrators in the social sciences at Harvard--two years ago, only 24 percent of its concentrators were female. More than 40 percent of undergraduates at the College are women.
"I study the present through the past," said Goldin. "I'm an economist who studies history to study the origins of modern policy issues and the origins of aspects of the economy that are interest to all of us."